Obama Blasts McCain on Immigration Reform
ABC NEWS
September 10, 2008 9:13 PM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Speaking before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., blasted Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for not including comprehensive immigration reform in his partys platform.
And when it came time to write his partys platform, comprehensive reform never made it in, Obama said before the institutions annual gala in Washington, D.C. So, youve got to ask yourself: if Sen. McCain wont stand up to opponents of reform at his own convention, how can you trust him to stand up for change in Washington?
Obama said that he admired it when McCain had bucked his party on immigration reform in the past, but said that was a stance McCain walked away from when running for president.
When he was running for his partys nomination, he abandoned his stance, and said he wouldnt even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote, Obama said to the audience. Well, I dont know about you, but I think its time for a president who wont walk away from comprehensive immigration reform when it becomes politically unpopular.
Wooing the key demographic, Obama told the crowd that hes not taking one single Hispanic vote for granted this election, referencing John Kerrys close loss in New Mexico in 2004.
I need you. I need you to win, Obama said in closing.
Obama will take his campaign west next week — campaigning in Colorado on Monday.
